King James Version (KJV) - Ecclesiastes 2:12 >

¶ And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done.

Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS1917) - Ecclesiastes 2:12 >

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.